Current-operated water-elevator.



No. 792,505. PATENTED JUNE 13; I905. T. H., L. G. & G. E. DOLLING & J.L. WHEELER. CURRENT OPERATED WATER ELEVATOR.

APPLICATION FILED APE. 28,1904. RENEWED MAY 16,1905.

UNITED STATES Patented June 13, 1905.

PATENT OEErcE.

THOMAS H. DOLLING, LESTER G. DOLLING, CLARENCE E. DOLLING, AND JOSEPH L.WVHEELER, OF RICHLAND, OREGON.

CURRENT-OPERATED WATER-ELEVATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 792,505, dated June 13,1905.

Application filed April 28, 1904. Renewed May 15, 1905. Serial No.260,587.

To aZZ whmn it may concern:

Be it known that we, THOMAS H. DOLLING, LESTER G. DOLLING, CLARENoE E.DOLLING, and JOSEPH L. WHEELER, citizens of the United States, residingat Richland, in the county of Baker and State of Oregon, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Current-Operated Tater-Elevators;and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in current-operatedwater-elevators.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhereby the current or tide of a river or other body of water may beutilized topump water and force the same through a suitable conduit tosuch places where it is desired to use the same for irrigation or otherpurposes.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which will besimple in construction, strong and durable, eflicient, and well adaptedto the purpose for which it is designed.

WVith these and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts,as will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointedout in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a diagrammatic plan view ofthe device. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes a scow or boat inwhich is formed an opening 2. Within the opening 2 is pivotally mounteda rectangular frame 3, said frame being pivoted to the sides of theopening 2, as at 1. In the forward end of said frame 3 is journaled ashaft 5, on which is fixed a turbine-wheel 6. On the outer ends of theshaft 5 are secured crank-disks 7, on which are fixed wrist-pins 8. Tothe wristpins 8 are pivotally connected rearwardly-projectingpitman-rods 9, and to the rear ends of said pitman-rods are pivotallyconnected piston-rods 10.

In the rear end of the frame 3 are arranged two pumps 12, said pumpsconsisting of cylinders 13, which are connected at their rear ends by atube or pipe 14. Within the pumpcylinders 13 are arranged valve-pistons15, to which are connected the inner ends of the piston-rods 10. In thepump-cylinders are also arranged valves 16.

The rear end of the frame 3 is wider than the front portion thereof, thesides of the wider rear portion being connected to those of the narrowerfront portion by means of lateral portions 30. The said lateral portions30 are provided with openings through which the piston-rods 1O operate,and said lateral portions form guides for the piston-rods. In theconnecting pipe or tube 14: midway between said pump-cylinders isarranged a standpipe 17 to the upper end of which is connected aflexible pipe 18. The pipe 18 is adapted to extend from the boat 1 tothe adjacent shore, at which point it is connected to a pipe or conduit19, which extends to an irrigatingditch 20 or to another place where thewater from said pump may be utilized. At the forward end of the frame 3are fixed upwardlyprojecting segmental posts 21, which are adapt ed towork through slotted brackets 22, which are secured to the boat 1. Inthe posts 21 are formed a series of apertures 23, in one of which isadapted to be inserted a pin 24:. This construction permits the frame 8to be raised or swung upwardly upon the pivots 4 to raise the forwardend of the same out of the water, thereby stopping the operation of thepumping mechanism.

In practice the boat 1 is anchored in a river or other body of waternear one shore of the same,and the frame 3 is lowered so that theturbine-wheel 6 and pumping apparatus mounted in said frame are loweredinto the water, so that the tides or currents of said body of water willact upon said turbine-wheel to revolve the same, thereby actuating saidpumping mechanism to force the water through the pipe 14: up into thestand-pipe 17 and from thence through the flexible pipe 18 and conduit19 to the irrigating-ditch 20 or to other places where such Water may bedesired for use.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection With theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood Without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A current-operated water-elevator comprising a float having aWell-opening, a frame in said. well-opening pivoted at one end forangular movement in a vertical plane and having pumps at said pivotedend provided with piston-rods, the said pivoted end of the frame beingwider than the free end thereof and said frame being provided Withlateral portions which connect the widened pivoted end to the narrowerfree end, said lateral portions having lateral openings through Whichthe piston-rods extend and forming guides for the piston-rods, aflexible pipe connected to the pumps, a current-operated Wheel mountedon the free end of the frame and provided at the ends of its shaft withcranks and pitmen connecting the said cranks to the pistonrods, andmeans to secure the free end of the frame and permit of the verticaladjustment thereof to raise and lower the current-operated wheel.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto set our hands in presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

THOMAS H. DOLLING. LESTER Gr. DOLLING. CLARENCE E. DOLLING. JOSEPH L.WHEELER. Vitnesses:

C. A. CRAIG, WV. E. MAsoN.

